C. Herbert Finch Online Publication Award

Members of the Finding Aids Award Committee shall also be responsible for awarding the C. Herbert Finch Award honoring online publications.

The C. Herbert Finch Online Publication Award was established to honor the memory of C. Herbert Finch, former Assistant Director of Cornell University Libraries, who died on April 27, 2005.

Submission Guidelines for the C. Herbert Finch Award

The Finding Aids Award Committee will award a prize honoring online publications, including virtual exhibitions, web sites and web pages devoted to the promotion and use of archival materials, created by individuals or institutions in the MARAC region.

The Finding Aids Award Committee will accept submissions or nominations for the C. Herbert Finch Award. (Note: An online publication that is primarily a finding aid is not eligible for the Finch Award but may be nominated for the Finding Aids Award.)

Eligibility

To be eligible for the award, an online publication must have a stable Internet address and must have been published between July 1 and June 30.

Evaluation

The Committee encourages the submission of entries that use a variety of media. Submissions are judged on content, navigability, usability, functionality, and site design.

Award

One award will be given with a maximum value of $250.00. Award to be announced annually at the Fall Conference.

Submission of entries

Submissions must be received by July 31 of the year in which the award is to be given.

Submissions should be sent via e-mail to the Chair of the Finding Aids Award Committee. It should include the URL for each submission with a letter of nomination.

Submissions must be received by July 31.

Please send URLs for each submission with a letter of nomination to the Senior Co-Chair of the Finding Aids Award Committee: Caitlin Goodman, Curator, Rare Book Department of the Free Library of Philadelphia, [email protected]